New crystal form of lenvatinib methanesulfonate salt and preparation method thereof

ABSTRACT

The present disclosure relates to a novel crystalline form of lenvatinib mesylate and the preparation method thereof. The novel crystalline form of mesylate of the present disclosure can be used for treating invasive and differentiated thyroid cancer. The novel crystalline form of mesylate of the present disclosure has good solubility, stability, and remarkable purification effect in process. The preparation method of this novel crystalline form is simple, low cost, and has an important value for future optimization and development of the drug.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to the field of chemical pharmaceuticals, particularly relates to a novel crystalline form of lenvatinib mesylate and process of preparation and uses thereof.

BACKGROUND

Lenvatinib is an oral multiple receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) inhibitors for treating invasive and differentiated thyroid cancer developed by Eisai Co., and was approved on Feb. 13, 2015 by FDA. Lenvatinib mesylate is used in the approved drug. The chemical name of the drug is 4-{3-Chloro-4-[(cyclopropylcarbamoyl)amino]phenoxy}-7-methoxy-6-quinolinecarboxamide, and the structure is shown as formula I:

Since different crystalline forms of the same compound are different in solubility and stability, absorption and bioavailability, and therapeutic effect will be affected. Thus, a comprehensive and systematic polymorph and salts screening to select the most suitable crystalline form or salt form for development cannot be ignored.

CN1890220A disclosed crystalline Form A, Form B, Form C, Form F and Form I of lenvatinib mesylate. Form α and Form β of lenvatinib ethanesulfonate was also disclosed. The inventors of the present disclosure surprisingly find novel crystalline Form M of lenvatinib mesylate. Form M is different from any form disclosed in CN1890220A. In addition, Form M of lenvatinib mesylate of the present disclosure has good stability and remarkable purification effect in process. The process of novel crystalline forms is simple, low cost, and has an important value for future optimization and development of the drug.

SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE

One objective of the present disclosure is to provide a novel crystalline form of lenvatinib mesylate, designated as Form M, which can improve solubility of lenvatinib mesylate.

Lenvatinib Mesylate is Compound (I) Mesylate

The crystalline Form M of lenvatinib mesylate of the present disclosure, its X-ray powder diffraction pattern shows at least three characteristic peaks at 2theta values of 11.3°±0.2°, 6.1°±0.2°, 15.2°±0.2°, 17.9°±0.2°, 23.5°±0.2°, 21.8°±0.2°, 7.9°±0.2°, 10.1°±0.2° and 22.8°±0.2°.

Preferably, one of said three characteristic peaks is at 2theta values of 11.3°±0.2°.

More preferably, the other two of said three characteristic peaks are at 2theta values of 6.1°±0.2° and 15.2°±0.2°.

As a preferred example of the present disclosure: crystalline Form M of lenvatinib mesylate of the present disclosure, its X-ray powder diffraction pattern shows at least six characteristic peaks at 2theta values of 11.3°±0.2°, 6.1°±0.2°, 15.2°±0.2°, 17.9°±0.2°, 23.5°±0.2°, 21.8°±0.2°, 7.9°±0.2°, 10.1°±0.2° and 22.8°±0.2°. Preferably, three of the six characteristic peaks are at 2theta values of 11.3°±0.2°, 6.1°±0.2° and 15.2°±0.2°. More preferably, the other three of the six characteristic peaks are at 2theta values of 17.9°±0.2°, 23.5°±0.2° and 21.8°±0.2°.

According to a specific and preferred aspect of the present disclosure, the X-ray powder diffraction pattern of the crystalline Form M of lenvatinib mesylate shows characteristic peaks at 2theta values of 11.3°±0.2°, 6.1°±0.2°, 15.2°±0.2°, 17.9°±0.2°, 23.5°±0.2°, 21.8°±0.2°, 7.9°±0.2°, 10.1°±0.2° and 22.8°±0.2°.

According to a specific example, the X-ray powder diffraction pattern of the crystalline Form M of lenvatinib mesylate of the disclosure is substantially as shown in FIG. 1.

According to a specific example, the differential scanning calorimetry analysis thermogram (DSC) of the crystalline Form M of lenvatinib mesylate of the disclosure is substantially as shown in FIG. 2.

According to a specific example, the thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) thermogram of crystalline Form M of lenvatinib mesylate of the disclosure is substantially as shown in FIG. 3.

Another objective of the present disclosure is to provide a process for preparing crystalline Form M of lenvatinib mesylate, comprising adding compound (I) and methanesulfonic acid into an appropriate crystallizing solvent, stirring to get Form M.

Furthermore, the appropriate crystallizing solvent comprises single or mixed solvents selected from water, alcohols, ketones, nitriles, cyclic ethers, and aliphatic hydrocarbons.

Furthermore, the appropriate crystallizing solvents are nitriles or solvents containing nitriless, specifically, the crystallizing solvent is acetonitrile.

According to a specific aspect of the present disclosure, the process of crystalline Form M of lenvatinib mesylate comprises: adding lenvatinib powder in acetonitrile to obtain a suspension, and adding methanesulfonic acid dropwise into the suspension, then stirring at room temperature and centrifuging to give a solid, drying the solid overnight to get Form M. Furthermore, the stirring time is preferably over 12 hours, and more preferably is over 20 hours. The drying condition is preferably at room temperature.

Another objective of the present disclosure is to provide a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective dose of crystalline Form M of lenvatinib mesylate and pharmaceutical acceptable excipients.

Furthermore, the crystalline Form M of lenvatinib mesylate of the pharmaceutical composition of the present disclosure can be used for preparing drugs treating cancers, especially preparing pharmaceutical formulations treating thyroid cancer.

The present disclosure provides crystalline Form M of lenvatinib mesylate for preparing a drug for treating cancers, especially for the use of preparing drugs treating thyroid cancer.

The present disclosure has the following advantages:

Comparing with crystalline forms of lenvatinib mesylate in prior art, the crystalline Form M of lenvatinib mesylate has improved solubility. In addition, the crystalline Form M of lenvatinib mesylate of the present disclosure has good stability (Crystal transformation during drug storage and development can be avoided, so the change of bioavailability and efficacy can be avoided), good crystal morphology, and remarkable purification effect in process. The preparation method of novel crystalline forms is simple, low cost, and has an important value for future optimization and development of the drug.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows an XRPD pattern of crystalline Form M of lenvatinib mesylate;

FIG. 2 shows a DSC thermogram of crystalline Form M of lenvatinib mesylate;

FIG. 3 shows a TGA thermogram of crystalline Form M of lenvatinib mesylate.

FIG. 4 shows a ¹HNMR spectrum of crystalline Form M of lenvatinib mesylate.

FIG. 5 shows an Infrared spectrum of crystalline Form M of lenvatinib mesylate.

FIG. 6 shows a polarized light microscopy image of crystalline Form M of lenvatinib mesylate.

FIG. 7a-7c show XRPD patterns overlay of crystalline Form M of lenvatinib mesylate before and after stored in the following conditions for 7 days: a) sealed in aluminum plastic bags at 25° C./60% RH; b) sealed in aluminum plastic bags at 40° C./75% RH; c) sealed in aluminum plastic bags at 60° C./75% RH.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The present disclosure will be further explained by the specific examples, but the disclosure is not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. The skilled in the art can make improvements to the process of preparation and the used instruments within the scope of the claims, and those improvements should be considered as falling into the scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the scope of the present disclosure patent should be defined by the claims.

In the following examples, the experimental methods were implemented generally in accordance with conventional conditions or conditions recommended by the manufacturers.

The abbreviations used in the disclosure are explained as follows:

-   -   XRPD: X-ray Powder Diffraction     -   DSC: Differential Scanning Calorimetry     -   TGA: Thermal Gravimetric Analysis     -   ¹H NMR: ¹H Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

X-ray powder diffraction pattern of the present disclosure is collected by a Panalytical Empyrean X-ray powder diffractometer. The parameters of the X-ray powder diffraction method of the present disclosure are as follows:

-   -   X-ray Reflection: Cu, Kα     -   Kα1 (Å): 1.540598; Kα2 (Å): 1.544426     -   Kα2/Kα1 intensity ratio: 0.50     -   Voltage: 45 (kV)     -   Current: 40 (mA)     -   Scan range: from 3.0 degree to 40.0 degree

Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) data in the present disclosure is collected by a TA Q2000. The parameters of the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) method of the present disclosure are as follow:

-   -   Heating rate: 10° C./min     -   Purge gas: nitrogen.

Thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) data in the present disclosure is collected by a TA Q5000. The parameters of the thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) method of the present disclosure were as follow:

-   -   Heating rate: 10° C./min;     -   Purge gas: nitrogen.

Polarized light microscopy (PLM): Polarized light microscopy image is collected by an Axio Lab. Al upright microscope at room temperature.

EXAMPLE 1

Process for preparing crystalline Form M of lenvatinib mesylate:

50.2 mg of lenvatinib was added into 4.0 mL of acetonitrile to obtain a suspension, and 10 μL of methanesulfonic acid (mass concentration: 99.5%) was dropwise added to the suspension, then it was stirred at room temperature for 24 hours and centrifuged to obtain solid. The solid was dried at 25° C. overnight, and the obtained solid was identified as crystalline Form M of lenvatinib mesylate.

The XRPD pattern of Form M of the example is displayed in FIG. 1, the 1H NMR spectrum is displayed in FIG. 4. The IR spectrum is displayed in FIG. 5. Among them:

The XRPD data is listed in Table 1.

TABLE 1 2 theta (°) d spacing Intensity % 6.14 14.40 75.59 7.85 11.26 33.94 10.07 8.78 33.61 11.34 7.81 100.00 12.55 7.05 11.76 15.19 5.83 53.50 16.99 5.22 32.29 17.90 4.96 45.13 18.54 4.78 12.19 19.38 4.58 7.49 20.13 4.41 10.55 21.83 4.07 41.20 22.80 3.90 32.45 23.46 3.79 43.92 23.80 3.74 43.36 24.72 3.60 20.03 26.28 3.39 30.01 27.26 3.27 10.06 28.50 3.13 11.88 29.15 3.06 7.19 30.99 2.89 2.58 33.25 2.69 3.62

IR data is shown as follows: ¹H NMR data is shown in the following:¹H-NMR(400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.91 (d, J=60 Hz, 1H), 8.73 (s, 1H), 8 36 (d, J-9.1 Hz, 1H), 8.04 (s, 1H), 7.93 (s, 1H), 7.85 (s, 1H), 7.56-7.64 (m, 2H), 7.34 (dd, J1=9.1 Hz, J2=2.7 Hz, 1H), 7.24 (d, J=2.9 Hz, 1H), 6 86(d, J=5.4 Hz, 1H), 4.09 (s, 3H), 2.56-2.63 (m, 1H), 2.31 (s, 3H), 0.65-0.72 (m, 2H), 0.41-0.47 (m, 2H).

Absorption peaks (cm⁻¹): 426.17, 535.72, 552.31, 641.51, 674.45, 750.73, 772.99, 842.47, 909.84, 931.62, 983.18, 1039.43, 1054.78, 1091.43, 1155.96, 1190.77, 1238.18, 1260.41, 1293.34, 1325.61, 1353.10, 1400.53, 1457.75, 1529.56, 1616.33, 1669.59, 1692.73, 3119.43, 3249.08, 3415.02, 3469.14.

The DSC thermogram of Form M is displayed in FIG. 2, the TGA thermogram is displayed in FIG. 3. The PLM image of Form M is displayed in FIG. 6, indicating the crystalline Form M has good crystal morphology and uniform particle size distribution.

EXAMPLE 2

Process for preparing crystalline Form M of lenvatinib mesylate:

105.3 mg of lenvatinib powder was added into 12.0 mL of acetonitrile to obtain a suspension, and 30 μL of methanesulfonic acid (mass concentration: 99.5%) was dropwise added to the suspension, then it was stirred at room temperature for 24 hours and centrifuged to obtain solid. The solid was dried at 25° C. overnight, and the obtained solid was identified as crystalline Form M of lenvatinib mesylate.

The X-ray powder diffraction data of Form M of the example is listed in Table 2.

TABLE 2 2 theta (°) d spacing Intensity % 6.12 14.45 76.19 7.77 11.38 28.62 10.07 8.78 21.83 11.34 7.81 100.00 12.56 7.05 8.67 15.18 5.84 46.69 17.00 5.22 28.50 17.91 4.95 47.27 18.61 4.77 17.60 20.17 4.40 14.60 21.78 4.08 50.93 22.71 3.92 36.31 23.44 3.80 54.89 23.83 3.73 50.46 24.74 3.60 27.04 26.30 3.39 37.22 28.46 3.14 17.39 33.09 2.71 5.53 35.65 2.52 2.98

EXAMPLE 3

Solubility comparison between crystalline Form M of lenvatinib mesylate of the present disclosure and anhydrate Form C in patent CN1890220A:

Crystalline Form M of lenvatinib mesylate prepared in example 1 and anhydrate Form C in CN1890220A were prepared into saturated solution in pH 1.8 SGF (Simulated gastric fluid), pH 5.0 FeSSIF (Fed state simulated intestinal fluid), FassIF (Fasted state simulated intestinal fluid) and high purity water. Concentrations in the saturated solutions were determined after 24 hours by HPLC. The result is displayed in Table 3

TABLE 3 Time High purity point SGF FaSSIF FeSSIF water (h) Form C Form M Form C Form M Form C Form M Form C Form M Solubility 24 0.64 0.69 0.0015 0.024 0.0003 0.0004 1.0 1.6 (mg/mL)

The result suggests that crystalline Form M of lenvatinib mesylate of the present disclosure has higher solubility in comparison with Form C in patent CN1890220A. Specially, Form M has evident advantage in solubility in FaSSIF and high purity water in comparison with Form C.

EXAMPLE 4

Stability assessment of Form M of lenvatinib mesylate of the present disclosure:

Three samples of crystalline Form M of lenvatinib mesylate were stored under the following conditions: a) sealed in aluminum plastic bags at 25° C./60% RH; b) sealed in aluminum plastic bags at 40° C./75% RH; c) sealed in aluminum plastic bags at 60° C./75% RH. The samples were tested by XRPD before and after stored for 7 days. The XRPD patterns before and after storage are compared, and the results are displayed in FIG. 7a ˜7 c. As shown in FIG. 7a ˜7 c, Form M of the disclosure remained unchanged before and after storage, and the characteristic peaks maintain highly consistent. Thus indicates that the crystalline Form M of lenvatinib mesylate has excellent stability. 

1. A crystalline Form M of compound (I) mesylate, wherein the X-ray powder diffraction pattern shows at least three characteristic peaks at 2theta values of 11.3°±0.2°, 6.1°±0.2°, 15.2°±0.2°, 17.9°±0.2°, 23.5°±0.2°, 21.8°±0.2°, 7.9°±0.2°, 10.1°±0.2° and 22.8°±0.2°.


2. The crystalline Form M of compound (I) mesylate according to claim 1, wherein one of said three characteristic peaks is at 2theta values of 11.3°±0.2°.
 3. The crystalline Form M of compound (I) mesylate according to claim 2, wherein the other two of said three characteristic peaks are at 2theta values of 6.1°±0.2° and 15.2°±0.2°.
 4. The crystalline Form M of compound (I) mesylate according to claim 1, wherein the X-ray powder diffraction pattern shows at least six characteristic peaks at 2theta values of 11.3°±0.2°, 6.1°±0.2°, 15.2°±0.2°, 17.9°±0.2°, 23.5°±0.2°, 21.8°±0.2°, 7.9°±0.2°, 10.1°±0.2° and 22.8°±0.2°.
 5. The crystalline Form M of compound (I) mesylate according to claim 4, wherein three of said six characteristic peaks are at 2theta values of 11.3°±0.2°, 6.1°±0.2° and 15.2°±0.2°.
 6. The crystalline Form M of compound (I) mesylate according to claim 5, wherein the other three of said six characteristic peaks are at 2theta values of 17.9°±0.2°, 23.5°±0.2° and 21.8°±0.2°
 7. The crystalline Form M of compound (I) mesylate according to claim 1, wherein the X-ray powder diffraction pattern shows characteristic peaks at 2theta values of 11.3°±0.2°, 6.1°±0.2°, 15.2°±0.2°, 17.9°±0.2°, 23.5°±0.2°, 21.8°±0.2°, 7.9°±0.2°, 10.1°±0.2° and 22.8°±0.2°.
 8. The crystalline Form M of compound (I) mesylate according to claim 1, wherein an X-ray powder diffraction pattern is substantially as shown in FIG.
 1. 9. A process for preparing crystalline Form M of compound (I) mesylate according to claim 1, comprising adding the compound (I) and methanesulfonic acid into a crystallizing solvent, stirring to get Form M.
 10. The process according to claim 9, wherein said crystallizing solvent comprises single or mixed solvents selected from water, alcohols, ketones, nitriles, cyclic ethers, and aliphatic hydrocarbons.
 11. The process according to claim 10, wherein said crystallizing solvents are nitriles or solvents containing nitriles.
 12. The process according to claim 11, wherein said nitrile is acetonitrile.
 13. A pharmaceutical composition, wherein it comprises an effective amount of crystalline Form M of compound (I) mesylate according to claim 1 and pharmaceutically acceptable excipients.
 14. A method of treating cancers, especially treating thyroid cancer in a subject thereof, comprising administering the crystalline Form M of compound (I) mesylate according to claim 1 to the subject. 